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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
Hope Happenings.

The fair management must be count
ing on an enormous crowd, judging from
the amount of building going on at the
grounds. The track is in splendid con-
dition, firm, smooth and turfy. Just
the track horseman delights in.
Master Edgar Bell took the Santa Fe
for Strong City yesterday to visit his
friends. Edgar has what his distin-
guished pap would call ''oudles of 'em."
Wise and Bert are doing the town to-
day in that suave and oily manner that
can only be seen to perfection in the
hungry candidate.
Charley Hutchinson has accepted his
defeat with a dignifed resignation that
strengthens the confidence his friends
placed in him from the beginning.
Charley will never forget the sterling
fidelity of his Democratic friends.
City dads meet tomorrow night to
take action on the Robinson rock pile.
We would rather see Robinson take
action on the pile himself, and put it
away in the cellar of $4,000 bank.
Nickles & Tonkin must be doing won
ders in the real estate business. We
notice two and three team loads of land
seekers leave their Office almost every
day.
Gus Olson came down from Enter
prise Tuesday with his handsome wife.
Gus came down on hunting expedi-
ton, and was rugged out in the full reg
ulation sportsman regalia. With a
shooting hat like hash bowl, a jacket
that fitted him like frozen guny sack,
steel-ribbed leather leggin's, gun in
one hand and ham sandwich in the
other, he presented sportsman like
figure that would have called forth the
rapturous admiration of Six Shooter
Jim. Gus discovered a new kind of
game. The animal had a long, black
body, with a slim neck, and silver head.
He killed most of these with a cork
screw.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

a strange and romantic story is re-
lated of former employe of the Wells,
Fargo & Company Express Company at
San Francisco. Ascending with fifty
thousand dollars of the company's
money and deserving his wife and
children lie fed to the island of Rare
tonga in the South Pacific where he
was made King by the cannibal Queen
Ulakea who became enamored of his
fine form and handsome face. Beyond
the reach of his pursuers and safe from
justice, he reigns In Incidence and lux
ury very King.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

badge is not an old soldier. A true
soldier was one who fought for the pre-
servation of the Union, and any man
today, whether he was in the army or
not, that is trying to breed hatred and
discord in our country, is not loyal,
even though he were loyal twenty
years ago. And every G.. A. R. Post,
or member, that is trying to use the
Post, or worthy soldiers good name,
to further the scheming of any party or
individual, or who insults the Chief
Magistrate and Commander-in- Chief of
our Army, is not only offering an in
suit to the genuine, true veterans, but
is trying to bring into ill-repute the
organization. 1t was the distinguished
and intellectual giant of the Chapman
Courier, who arose in the Republican
convention last Saturday, and moved
that the nomination of Mr.. Nail be
made by reclamation, saying he was the
only man that could be elected, when
before that convention was E. J. This
Ter and John Dunlavey, two old soldiers
the peer of Mr.. Nail in every respect;
and at a time when the candidates
were running neck and neck, the dis
tinguished gentleman from Chapman
said the only man Dickinson county
Republicans could elect was Nail, "a man
who never wore the blue. The editor
of the Courier works his wind for the
old soldier through his paper, but when
he got in his work at the convention it
was to assist in downing them. If
some of the inflated wind-bags, that
are attempting to edit Republican
papers in this state, could be punctured
what an escape of CASEY hypocracy,
sham, and nothing would be discharged
at one dose, which is at present dis
tributed in doses that disgust the publiC
and tickle the vanity of the cyclists
who imagine they are cutting wide
swath as Journalists.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
Kirrniss.

EDITOR REFLECToR:-Will you give
a reader of your paper the meaning
and origin Of the word ''Kirmiss''
The word should be spelled Kermesse,
from Kirk Church" and Mass. for
merly religious and parocial festivals,
but now more exclusively ordinary and
secular enjoyments. These are nearly
the same in Flemish countries, Belgium
and Holland, as in any other country of
old Europe, but the Harnesses of Elan
ders are more extensively known, be-
cause the custom was more strictly
adhered to, and because attention was
called to them through some celebrated
paintings OF Teniers and other great
Flemish artists. Dances, banquets
target-shoo ting, all sorts of cemical and
even clerical professions, formed the
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

furnish the electricity for over SIS
electric lights-to keep all these
mains, pipes and wires in repair and
look after the machinery, etc.,
it requires several men; the next smoke
stack is at Parker's elevator; then
there is a smokestack from Kruger &
Thompson's planning mill. That firm
employs 80 men. Then the Advance
elevator; the one to the left is at the
Canning Works; then that large smoke
stack is at the City Mills; the one just
this side, at Paul g. Jacobs Plaaing
Mill and Sash Factory, 80 men are
employed; farther east is the stack
from the Lock Works, by next spring
they will give employment to 200 men.
and before you leave here just cast your
eyes over twenty miles square, you can
cover that territory from this point, land
let me ask you if there is grander,
more beautiful country under the sun
than surrounds Abilene. Get on the
street car and you can ride four miles
over street car line. We will show
you so fire plugs in different parts of the
city and telephone lines in every
direction. Did you say business was
dull? Go back to the business portion
and nine merchants out of ten have
purchased a larger and better stock OF
goods than they ever did before. 1 will
also show you that some of our mer-
chants, carrying stocks of goods that
would invoice from 500, 900 to $50, 600,
were clerks only a few years ago, who
launched out with but little capital,
but with a big stock of push, energy
and vim, in this, Gods country, who
today are wealthy. Now if you still
whine about Abilene, you had better
make bee line for the first train, and
90 and live with your wife's folks way
back East, back among the stumps,
stones, hills, mud and old fogies, where
such as you ought to have never left,
and for the good of Abilene and Kan
sas in general we trust that such as you
will ever remain. We want no ox-team
and tallow dip stripe out here, but
full head of steam and electricity.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

One of the delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention remarked that the
reason G. G. Hutchinson stood no show
fer the nomination on that ticket was
he smelled too strong Of Libby Prison. F"
Hope Herald.
The delegates, Mr.. Herald, that at
tended the REPUBLICAN convention
last Saturday in Abilene must have
smelt the same smell, and through RE-
PUBLICAN smellers, too, when they re-
fused to nominate Mr.. w. S. Anderson,
a man worthy and well qualified who
has a shattered shoulder, received in
defending his country. Then there
was C. J. McDivitt, Past Department
Commander of the G. A. r. of Kansas,
they smelt the old army smell on him.
Then there was John Dunlavey, a
worthy, upnght man, but he smelt of
three years of service under the stars
and stripes. Then there was E. j..
everyone knows him to be a
square man, but he smelt of several
years. service in the Union army. And
they one and all were downed by Re-
PUBLICAN convention. Mr.. Herald,
there Is not an old soldier on your
ticket today. There is not Republi-
can old soldier in the court house but
w. S. Anderson, county surveyor, and
the Democrats of Dickinson county put
up no candidate against him, but placed
him on their ticket, and when there
was a vacancy in the Office when Geo.
w. Click was governor, it was Demo
Gratis who petitioned the governor to
appoint W. S. Anderson. and he was
told that Mr.. Anderson was Republi-
can but crippled Union soldier, and
George W. Click, Democratic governor
of Kansas, appointed him. But when
w. S. Anderson asked his party to
nominate him for an Office wherein he
could receive a good remuneration
therefrom, land an Office where his scared
and painful body would be sheltered
from the heat and cold, they fired him
overheard. He must have smelt of
bandages and splintered bones. Geo.
W. Hurd, county attorney, and Harri-
son Flora, representative, are Republi-
cans and old soldiers, Mr.. Herald, but
ask these gentlemen if they would have
been elected in this Republican county,
if Democrats had not supported them
in last falls election, and both of these
gentlemen will tell you no. Let the
party of Dickinson county
practice what they preach, then it will
be time for such sentiments as you pub
Iish, Mr.. Herald. Your party led the
old soldiers of the county to believe that
you were their friends. Four of them
thought the promises were in good
faith. They asked for bread and you
gave them stone," and crowned them
with thorns and gave them vinegar to |
drink mixed with gall" How long
will the farce continue =?
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

Kansas will be represented at the
Kansas City Exposition. The Times
says, one of the most interesting
features of the Sunfower state exhibit
will be from the silk culture station.
The raw silk, cocoons and manufac-
tured Article will be displayed side by
side, and silk loom will be in opera
ton, showing the various processes
through which the silk passes from the
time the chIysalis leaves the cocoon till
it reaches the market in the finished
web of silken texture.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

''Social and political institutions are
a growth and development to meet the
requirements of some antecedent and
pre-existing aspiration of the human
soul. When every woman wants the
ballot and society needs her enfranchise-
ment, then the sixteenth amendment
will be adopted. Till then they labor
in vain that build it. There is no leg
islation that can annul the ordinances
of nature, OF abrcgate the statute OF
the Almighty" -IngaIls.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

There are only nine cities on the
globe whose population numbers one
million or over. They are: London,
Eng, 1856, S19; Paris, France, $780,
O23; Canton, China, 100000; New
York, N. Y, 1, 100000; Aitichi, Japan,
], 49,, 050; Berlin, Prussia, 1922 $3.50,
and three other cities of China Chang
choofoo, Sian and Tschautchau, with
LOCO. 900 each,
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

The Wichita jail must be in rather
bad condition. The Beacon says: "Just
think of seventy-seven human beings
compelled to pass through the fortunes
of living death in this Black Hole of
Calcutta which even surpasses the
horrors of Libby prison, or Dante's de-
scription of the seventh degree of pur-
getorial punishment. And yet this
goes on in a city noted for its high
steeples and its humanitarians." What
does the Beacon mean by the word
''humanitarians?"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
FARMERS:
SHERIFF'S SALE.

T Under and by virtue of an order Of sale issued
| by the Clerk of the District Court OF Dick
inson county, state of Kansas, in a cause pending
therein, wherein Warren Fake is Plaintiff, and
Samuel Copeland, Anna Copeland b. F. Gamble,
Mrs B. F. Gamble and Hiram McCurdy are De-
PENDANTS. will, on
Saturday, October 22nd, A. D. 1887,
at the front door of the court house. In the city of
Abilene, county of Dickinson, state OF Kansas,
at 10 O'Clock, a.. OF said day sell to the highest
Lot number six (6) in block number twenty eight
(2S) Of Kinney and Hodges addition to the
city of Abilene, Kansas, in Dickinson
county, state of Kansas. The said real estate
will be sold pursuant to the judgment Of the
court In said cause recited in said order Of SALE
Witness my hand this 9Th day OF Sept. A. d.
1887.
ID MILLER
4-5t Sheriff of Dickinson Co., Kas.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

The World says: ''Some of the Re
publican managers up the Hudson have
settled it that Col. Fred Grant is to be
nominated for Secretary of State, elected
and then doomed for Vice President. {"
He is to work with the Robert Lincoln
aud the ticket for 'SS is to
be Lincoln and Grrnt." Two shadows
of great names.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

Americans beat the world in laying
up something for rainy day. A Phil
adelphia umbrella manufacturer says
there are about $780, 900 umbrellas and
parasols sold in this country every year,
and not more than 10 per cent. are i'm
ported.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

John G.. Vassar, the last of the
family, is sinking rapidly and cannot
live long. The Vassars have an endur-
ing monument in the college founded
by a member of their family.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
Saturday, October %, A. D. 1887,

at the front door of the court house. in the city Of
Abilene, County of Dickinson, State Of Kansas,
at 10 o'clock a. of said day sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following real estate to-wit:
The northeast quarter of the southwest quarter
and the east half of the northwest quarter, except
the northwest ten acres in the northe asst quarter
Of the northwest 4 of section p in township
eleven Clll south of r. 8. Z Of the p. NJ. con-
tanning ITO acres more or less, in Dickinson county
State of Kansas.
The said real estate viii be sold PURSUANT to
the judgment of the court in said cause rected in
said order of sale.
Witness my hand this 9Th day of Sept, A. d.
1857. J. j. MILLER,
Sheriff Of Dickinson county, Kansas. 4-5t
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

st. John says that next year the pro-
hibition vote will be million. Henry
George says the labor vote will be a
million. The American party says it
will have a million votes. If few
more parties put on these million airs
we wish to know where the Democratic
and Republican vote is coming from.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

bulk of popular amusement during the
kirmesses, which are sometimes rather
licentious affairs-a motive which in
duced Joseph IL, then ruler of Flanders
to order that all of them be celebrated
on the same day. The rule disappeared
with the Austrian domination.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

A citizen of San Diego, California,
talks of grape vine from which he
picked in one season over a thousand
pounds of fruit. These yielded 123
gallons of wine, which retailed to drug
gists at two dollars per gallon.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
Notice Of appointment.
STATE OF KANSAS

STATE OF KANSAS
Dickinson County,
In the matter Of the estate of Simon Shook late
of Dickinson county, Kansas.
Notice Il hereby given, that on the 21th day Of
August A ID. 1887, the undersigned was by the
Probate Court of Dickinson county, Kansas, duly
appointed and qualified as executrix of the lsst
VIII and testament of Simon Shook late OF Dick
inson county, deceased All parties interested In
SAID estate VIII take notice, and govern them
selves accordingly. MAKIA A. SHOOK.
41St Executrix.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

The Fish Commissionership, made
vacant by the death of Prof. Baird, goes
begging. Why because there are no
sloaves" connected with it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
HENRY LIFTS, Editor.

Mrs. Gen. Grant is expected in
Leayenvor.h Dext month to visit her
sister, tic wife of Major Alexander
Sharp, paymaster, U. S. A. Mrs. Grant
is also the aunt Of Mrs. Capt. L. E.
Campbell of Fort LeaYenworth.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

u of sale issued by the Clerk of the District
Court of Dickinson County, State of Kan
sas, in cause pending therein, wherein A. G..
Tyler il plaintiff, and James S. KirDy.T. G. Henry
and George w. Carpenter, partners as 7. c. Henry
& Company, c. Hoffman and C. B, Hoffman, part
ners as G. Holman & Son, CathT1ne A. Hoffman,
j. E. Bonebrake and Kansas Farm Mortgage Co.,
City National Bank, of Hartford, Conn, Lucy
Kirby and Joseph Rickart are defendants. viii
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

Rev. Sam Jones has now let himself
loose on the Republican party, and
coined a new name for them, jug
wumps."
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

Take care of the pence and the alb
seonding cashier will take care of the
dollars.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

Joe Jefferson's vacation this summer
has done him lots of good. He is said
to look more rugged than for years.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
A Cold Wave.

A good farm to exchange for city
property. [d&wtfl G. W. NEwCoMB.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15
Canon City Coal.

d-w-1OO-1m JoHNrz & RICE MuL Co
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

Cold weather is predicted early this
season. Buy your ''hard coal" while
prices are low.
JOHNTZ s. RICE MILL Co.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

We have been in the real estate bust
ness for number of years and think
that the largest number of deals are
made by trading, and therefore we are
prepared to make all kinds of land
trades for stock or city property. If
you have anything to trade call and see
US. j. II. BRADY & Co.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-15

CHAS. NJ. HAYS, Gen'l Mgr, st. Louis.
F. CHANDLER, Gen1 Pas. and Ticket Agt
c. s. CRANE, Asst. Gen1 Pas and Ticket Agt
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-10-12
Give Them a Chance.

That is 10 say, your lungs Also all
your breathing machinery. Very won
derful machinery it is. Not only the
larger air-passages, but the thousands OF
little tubes and cavities leading from
them.
When these are clogged and choked
with matter which ought not t, be there
your lungs cannot half do their work
And what they do, they cannot do well
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneumonia
catarrh, consumption or any of the fami-
lv of throat and nose and head and lung
distractions. all are bad. All ought TO be
2 II rid of. There Is Just one sure way to
get rid of them. That is 20 take Boschee's
German Syrup, which any druggist will
send you at - cents bottle Even il
everything else has failed YOU, You may
depend upon this for certain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-10-12
An important Element

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In many localities Hoods Sarsaparilla
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Lowell, Mass, where it is made, and
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purifier. 1t is the great remedy for de-
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-10-12

4 NENDNENT To THE CONSTITUTION
IA proposed 70 the citizens Of this Common
wealth for their approval or reierfioE by the Gen
eral Assembly Of tn commonwealth of fennsyl-
yania- Publlshei by order OF the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth. ia pursuance Of Article
XVIII OF nae Constitution.
Joint resolution profosing amendment 10 the
Constitution of tLis Commonwealth
SECTION I. Be il resolved by the senate aud
House Of Representatives OF the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania ia General Assembly met, That
the following amendments Is proposed 10 the Con
siitution uf the Commonwealth uf PENNSYLVANIA,
~ accordance with the Eighteenth Article there
Of
AMENDMENT
There shall be an additional article 10 said Con
stitution To be designated as Article XIX. a fol
lows
ARTICLE XIX.
The manufacture sale or keeping for sale of
Intoxicating liquor, to be used as a beverage is
hereby prohibited, and any violation Of his pro
hibitiDn shall be Tnisienoanor. punishable r.
shall be provided By law
Tho manufacture. sale or keeping for sale Of
Intoxicating liquor Tor other purpose than .
beverage may be allowed in such manner only a.
may be prescribed by law. The General Assembly
SHALL AT the first session succeeding tie adoption
Of this article Of the Constitution enact laws with
adequate penalties for its enforcement
true copy of the Joint Resolution
CHARLES ". STONE
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.